Even before Hurricane Sandy hit on Wednesday October 24, I was left without my water and energy supply. I sat there night after night in complete darkness and wondered what I was missing on the television or whether or not I was missing something interesting on a radio programme.

While going to work, I finally got to hear some news on the radio and realized that I was not the only one having a major breakdown as a result of the loss of my utilities. Several persons called the radio station complaining about having no light and water.

“We need di light and water now”. “How wi fi cope”. These were some common statements I heard continuously, and I wondered to myself, how did we live without modern conveniences? Why are we so upset about a few days without our utilities?

We have even become so dependent on technology, that being unable to get on our phone because of a dead battery gets us more wired than fallen trees and debris. How did you deal with the loss of your energy and water supply? Go ahead and have your say…

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3 Responses to “A strong dependency on modern conveniences”

I was without light, water,
cable & computer.
IF I had light I could have
back it up with DVD.
IF I had water I would’nt bump
my foot in bathrom on 5 buckets
water we stored for bathing,or
had to run to HILO to grab btls
of drinking water.
IF I had my computer up I could chit
chat with my friends overseas as
do everyday on my downtime.

Lord I was miserable I had a tiny
battery fan, and found a tiny $ store
radio I had brought here, I discovered
Dear Pastor,& a station they read the
news in pathois, but I soooo missed
my cable.

Finally light cable & water came back
in that order Thank the lord, I was
born in the utilities era I need ,I need,
I have to have mordern convienencies LOL
Two days after the storm I was fit to
be 36 Hrs was enough….I was like OK
enough already”” Jeez I had to endure
another 2 days…..5 days & it seem
cardiac arrest was looming here ..Oh well
hopefully all gets back to normal soon &
those needing help recieves it.

I missed my cable,microwave
and light most.The radio
could not appease me.
I dont know why so any people
came after on TV acting as if
the job of giving us light was
something special by JPS. Is’nt
that what they were hired and
paid well to do.

I have a back-up generator to keep refrigeration, I also have a bank of batteries being constantly trickled charged by two solar panels for light. Our compound is served by a well for water, and I switch the generator between refrigeration and well pump. All the stoves are ran on propane. I have a UPS as a backup up for my computer. Still looking at a windmill..